The program for the 56th festival was announced Tuesday by Ted Hope, the new SFFS executive director. Running April 25 to May 9, the festival includes 158 films from 51 nations.

Gund will also be honored with a screening of "Marketa Lazarová," a 1966 Czech film he greatly admired.

Veteran San Francisco filmmaker Philip Kaufman will receive the 2013 Founder's Directing Award, and pioneering sound engineer Ray Dolby will be given the George Gund III Award. Winners of the festival's acting and screenwriting awards have not been announced.

Kaufman will also receive a tribute, including an onstage interview and a screening of his "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."

Onstage conversation

The festival will also present an onstage conversation with Linklater.

Peter von Bagh, described in the festival program as "a legend of old-school cinephilia," receives the Mel Novikoff Award. He will also show his "cine-collage" "Helsinki, Forever." Von Bagh is a Finnish film historian and moviemaker who has also directed several film festivals.

The Persistence of Vision Award for "work outside the realm of narrative feature filmmaking" goes to New York director Jem Cohen, who will present his newest film, "Museum Hours."

Rick Prelinger, founder of the Prelinger Archives, an extensive collection of ephemeral films (amateur, industrial and educational footage and the like), will show "No More Road Trips?," a feature made up of home movies. Prelinger encourages spirited verbal participation by audiences while his films are screening.

Live musical score

In its annual pairing of a silent film with contemporary musicians, the festival presents the 1924 German Expressionist film "Waxworks" with an original score performed live by Mike Patton, Scott Amendola, Matthias Bossi and William Winant.

Among other live presentations will be "Show or Tell," a variety show with live music, an illustrated lecture and other events offered by such participants as musician Mark Eitzel; and "Inside the Drunken Mind of Derek Waters," in which actor-director-comedian Waters will include a preview of a new episode of his "Drunk History" program for Comedy Central.

As usual, many Bay Area filmmakers will be represented, including Les Blank, the venerable Berkeley documentary maker, with newly restored prints of three shorts including "Spend It All" (1971), about Cajun food, music and history.

Master classes will be conducted by "French Connection" director William Friedkin and Australian documentarian Lian Lunson; animator Saschka Unseld will offer a Pixar animation workshop for children.

Friedkin's "To Live and Die in L.A." will be screened in the festival's Late Show program, which also includes musician and performance artist Peaches presenting "Peaches Does Herself." This article has been corrected since it appeared in print editions.

56th S.F. International Film Festival

Runs April 25 to May 9 at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas and other venues. Tickets are $15, with discounts for seniors, students and children 12 and younger; prices for special events may vary. Tickets and general festival information are athttp://festival.sffs.org/.